Salvager of Men J C Sanders Remembered as War den and Educator
Obituary recalls J C Sanders of Iowa once a Fort Madison prison warden and school superintendent at Avoca. Rich ard Washburn Child praised his mission to rehabilitate prisoners and salvage lives. Sanders life spanned circus bandmaster baseball umpire teacher and reformer as he died after a three year tenure in Avoca and a summer lecture tour.
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Moines
Sanders
Iowa
Richard Washburn Child
Italy
Collier’s
J. C. Sanders
Fort Madison
Child
Keokuk
Omaha
Avoca
Romanei
Sanders the Warden Who Salvaged Men at Fort Madison
The narrative recalls Sanders, chosen as Fort Madison warden to reform prison life by humane treatment and honor systems. He believed in salvaging criminals through education, proper care, and a humane approach, resigning in 1917 to return to teaching after facing escapes and criticism. His health later declined, but his ideas on rehabilitation persisted.
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Sanders
Board of Control
Penitentiary
Man
Hve
Fort Madison
Thig
Budapest Hungary Embraces Ofen Once a Roman Colony
Budapest acknowledges the town Ofen in Hungary, a site once established as a Roman colony. The historic link highlights Ofen as a gleturies town within the broader Hungarian region and reflects cultural ties.
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Budapest
Hungary
Ofen
City vacation boom as west and woods draw summer crowds
Waterloo reports a shrinking city population as residents head to the west and northern woods for vacations. railroads see a 20 to 25 percent rise in vacation traffic, aided by postwar fare reductions and home seekers rates. authors note circuit tours to the Pacific coast and popular western routes, with autos cutting rail demand.
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Pacific Coast
Minnesota
Golden West
Northern Woods
W. J. Buckley
Hinds
Central
California
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Denver
Salt.Lake
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
Mmr
Buckley
London
Rock Island
West
H. Johnston
Yellowstone
Johnston
Dakotas
Montana
Chicago, Great, Western
A. J. Howard
Pacific Northwest
North Woods
Mrs. Mary Charlesworth Buried Today in Osage
Osage Iowa July 1 15 Mrs. Mary Charlesworth who died Thursday morning at her daughter’s home in Hungerford was buried at 4 PM. Born August 5 1846 in Sussex England she moved to Black Earth Wisconsin at age four then to Nora Springs in 1865 and to Osage a year later. She leaves seven children Lily Pelton Will Decker Arthur Hungerford Irving Charlesworth Bert Charlesworth Mary Preston Laura Colgroyve a sister Harriet Haney and James Turk.
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Osage
Mary Charlesworth
Arthur, Hungerford
Sussex
England
Black Earth
Wis
John Charlesworth
Nora Springs
Lily Pelton
Will ‘Decker
Arthur Hungerford
Irving
Charlesworth
Bert Charlesworth
Long Beach
Mary Preston
Los Angeles
Cal
Laura Colgroyve
Minneapolis
Harriett Haney
James Turk
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Ft. Madison
J. R. James Lumber CO
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Rainbow Drive
Bali Park
Besters
Rent A Ford CO
John M. Nix
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Logan and
Franklin
Kirk C. Gross
Observer
Maxwell
Waterloo Motor Sales Company
6Th
Mary, Charlesworth
FORD
Blue Line Transfer Co
Kistner
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